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Schools in South Valley Township

South Valley Township’s public schools

Bottineau Public School District 1 and Rugby Public School District 5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above North Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 11% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Bottineau Public School District 1
Students per teacher
12.0
ND 11.5
Schools in town
0
1,260 students on the public path
In brief

South Valley Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of South Valley Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Rugby Ely Elementary School places highest (better than 69%); Bottineau Junior-Senior High School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve South Valley Township, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Bottineau Junior-Senior High School and Rugby High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in South Valley Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bottineau Public School District 1.

Two districts serve South Valley Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bottineau Public School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 671 students · 11.3 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$14,802ND $16,642 · FY2024
B
Rugby Public School District 5Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 589 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$15,799ND $16,642 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bottineau Public School District 144%
State average 43.8% · 356 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bottineau Public School District 146%
State average 38.6% · 355 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rugby Public School District 552%
State average 43.8% · 316 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rugby Public School District 551%
State average 38.6% · 316 students tested

South Valley Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share South Valley Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Valley Township—Bottineau Public School District 1 PK–12 · Rugby Public School District 5 PK–12
Kohlmeier—Rolette Public School District 29 PK–12 · Bottineau Public School District 1 PK–12
Wellington—Bottineau Public School District 1

All 2 neighbors share Bottineau Public School District 1 with South Valley Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in South Valley Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving South Valley Townshipin other towns
Bottineau Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bottineau
B−
351 students12:1Rate it →
Rugby Ely Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rugby
B+
285 students14:1Rate it →
Bottineau Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bottineau
C+
320 students11:1Rate it →
Rugby High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Rugby
B
304 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about South Valley Township’s schools

Are South Valley Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Valley Township. Bottineau Public School District 1 and Rugby Public School District 5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Valley Township in?

Bottineau Public School District 1 and Rugby Public School District 5.

Where do South Valley Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Bottineau Junior-Senior High School and Rugby High School.

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What South Valley Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.